I finally got around to checking out the Shoji Ueda exhibition at the Fujifilm Photo Museum in Roppongi.
A lifelong Pursuit of Modernism − the Photographic World of Shoji Ueda is a grand title for the modestly presented exhibition – almost an afterthought in a space that houses Fujifilm’s entire catalogue of products, which is in itself a fascinating exhibition – but it’s definitely worth a look.
While the name Sori Yanagi is little known outside design circles, his two iconic contributions to modern furniture design have become a part of the lexicon of seating. The ever modern form of the elephant stool and the graceful wood grain lines of the butterfly stool are not simply artifacts of excellent 20th Century design; they remain relevant to today’s modern design aesthetic, despite having been designed more than 60 years ago.
